Thank you Rachel and Eli for taking the time to share your insight!
*Aliza Schlabach* Founder, Coworking for Parents www.CoworkingForParents.com <http://www.coworkingforparents.com/> <[email protected]> 215.858.4658 Sign up for our email newsletter <http://www.coworkingforparents.com/> | Join our Meetup group <http://www.meetup.com/CoworkingForparents/> | Like us on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/CoworkingForParents> On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 12:14 PM, Eli Malinsky <[email protected]>wrote: > Hey all > > Yeah, I/we do have experience with them. Ours has been more positive > than Rachel's - though they obviously didn't find ways to make a good > contribution to her space or to the "movement" in Toronto overall, and > that in itself may say something. I've actually spent almost no time > in their space, so don;t know the degree to which they are trying to > build community and otherwise exemplify the 'spirit' of coworking. > > In their defence, I will say that they have put together a lot of > programs in support of social and charitable ventures. They've baked > in some very green practices and find ways to bring programs and > support to entrepreneurs and social ventures. For a big bank, they > really are quite creative, flexible, and engaged on the community > level in Toronto. > > In terms of public perceptions - to be honest, most people probably > don;t know anything about it, just as most people don;t know anything > about coworking. They have a very visible and attractive space on one > of Toronto's busiest strips, so I'm sure it's been a good marketing > play. But I agree with Rachel - I don;t think they would really call > themselves a coworking space or identify with the movement. They are a > hybrid and, all in all, an interesting addition to this emerging and > multi-faceted field. > > My two cents... > > :-) > > Eli Malinsky > Centre for Social Innovation > Toronto, Canada > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
